Quotes About Authenticity

I just try to make the best music that I can. People are going to label it whatever they're going to label it.

All of us, although we may have a label attached to us, that's not who we are.

The control game has just been changed. The artist has a lot more control than the label, which is special. I feel like the fans crave that. I feel like they can tell when it's not genuine.

That's why I made my record before I had a label. I put it out independently - in a way, out of fear - because I didn't want anyone to change it.

It's a great place to be as an artist: if you confuse your label, you're doing your job.

I'm not with a label, so I haven't ever felt pressure to be a certain way. I've got a cool team who just love music.

It's hard for me to label myself or characterize myself.

You shouldn't feel you have to label yourself for someone else to understand you. You should be able to feel what you want to feel and that's okay.

It's a great thing not trying to make music for a label but just for the love of music again.

I've always tried to stay clear of being labeled, putting a label on what type of music that I make.

People have labeled me homophobic. If I was homophobic, I wouldn't have friends who are gay and lesbian, so that can't be true.

I've never, ever labeled myself.

For me, I've never really thought of myself as labeled as a shooter or whatever. People can say whatever they want.

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself.

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.

It's all about communication and a dialogue between individuals - get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self.

My dad never liked labels, and neither do I.

I've felt the noose tightening for me for years at the major labels, where you're allowed to do less and less of what you would do most naturally and expected to do something that was expected to be saleable.

Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, Italy, made about 1,200 violins, half of which still survive. After his death in 1737, factories churned out hundreds of thousands of copies. And every day, people bring violins with Stradivarius labels to appraisers, thinking they have bought the genuine article for a song.

I am not bothered with whether my characters are conventional or not. Because I am not in this for the designer labels and the autographs.

I don't put labels on myself.

I don't use labels a lot.

I always thought of indie-rock as being rock music by bands that were on independent labels, and that's a great thing.

To be very blunt, I am not really that concerned with what labels get associated with somebody.